So, the new laptop came on Tuesday. It only took me a few hours to get everything all set up the way I needed it to be. I'm adjusting to Windows 7 fairly quickly, which is awesome. I haven't run into any program conflicts yet, always appreciated. Dell has come calling and asked that I send back my old laptop. Annoying, as I wanted to give it to my mother. Oh well. That does mean that I get to spend an unrealistic amount of time reformatting and reinstalling vista onto it before I send it back. EXCITING. THIS IS HOW I WANTED TO SPEND MY TIME!

Have I forgiven Dell for all the shit they put me through? No. I haven't. I still feel horribly jipped with the runaround they gave me. That being said I like the new laptop a lot. Its weird that the keys aren't worn smooth with the posting of like, 95 blogs and countless hours logged on IM! Yeah, its actually really weird. Pleasant, but weird all the same.

So, my friend Jake and I were talking for a while, and I'd brought up how I thought Crotch Trauma Show (or, by its network-given name, Americas Funniest Videos) would be a kick ass drinking game. His first response?

"That would be a good blog."

So thanks to Jake, you guys have to sit through why this is the best idea for a boring weekday night EVER.

Crotch Trauma Drinking Game:

Rules: The same as most other drinking games. Can be played with beer or shots. There is no winner. There are no losers. Unless someone throws up. And then that person is the loser and also probably the group bitch. Don't invite them to any more of your parties. Each person pulls a random card out of a hat/bag/someones ass with a descriptor of something that happens frequently on Crotch Trauma Show. Take turns reading yours out loud to the group. Now, you sit through an hour of a show that becomes infinately more funny (that is to say, funny at all) when drunk, and drink every time whatever your card describes happens in the show.

Supposedly my laptop comes sometime today! I didn't find  Now, barring FedEx's inability to find my house on a regular basis (despite the fact that the number is clearly labeled and in the middle of a town. Not science, folks. Look at a house. They go in order, you know) I will be able to return to a life of normalcy here! Almost. Sort of. Okay, probably not. But I'll keep you posted on Thursday about what went down, here. 

(So, I'm actually writing this blog somewhat late on Monday night as per the norm, trying desperately to come up with something interesting to talk about. Unfortunately, NaBloPoMo has left me utterly wiped of anything interesting to say. I've not had time to accumulate any interesting stories of anything that is new and exciting. Well, I take that back. I have the worlds best story, but because I promised to protects someones pee-hole, I have to hold it back for a while.)

Nothing has been new or exciting for me, at least. As stated, the new laptop comes tomorrow. This one has been cleaned up a little bit to donate to my mother. While I've complained about it not doing anything I need it to, my mothers needs of a computer are far less than that of mine. She basically needs something to check email, watch youtube, and resize photos. Occasionally to look up information on google and sometimes type up things for the fire department. This laptop will still do that. And somewhat better than her 10 year old, trusty, rusty Compaq desktop. Tomorrow I'll work on transferring my crap from one place to another, and then hopefully by tomorrow evening I can return to the life of normal computers that don't let me move around at all.

For those of you who follow me on twitter, these two things aren't a surprise. For those of you who don't, though, here's what I did today:


Daiquiri in a martini glass logo:

IT'S OVER!

IT'S OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER! NaBloPoMo is finished! I'm glad that I did it but I'm even more happy that its over! I think now that it is, in fact, 100% over, I will provide you with some interesting stats about it!

Average length of entries before the 15th: 1200 words
Average length of entries after the 15th: 500 words
Total average length of entries: 850ish words.

Most talked about topics: NaBloPoMo, Dell, WoW, and web design/web development.

Average time spent writing a blog: Two hours.
Average time procrastinating: Probably much more than two hours.

Total entries made: 35 (required: 31)
Late entries: 0
Missed entries: 0

Highlights of the month (highlights, not just good): Laptop broke, completed a web design job, multiple trips to Erie, and hitting 80 on WoW.
Over-all feelings on NaBloPoMo: Hard, but no harder than expected. Will probably do it again next year. But probably in February, and probably plotted out a little better.

So there you have it! NaBloPoMo completed, tucked away under my belt! I feel pretty good about setting such a lofty goal and committing to it.

And I'm totally going to cheap out there. YEP. My final entry clocks in at probably 250 words.

And I'm also taking off Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of next week. Expect something more fun on Tuesday and Thursday! (Then it'll go back to Monday, Wednesday, Friday updates. I just need a break.)

Hello, again. Just thought I would amend a bit to the Dell Saga, seeing as people had been asking me about it. I will answer your questions right here and right now.

-It was one month exactly from the time I called them about my problem until they got someone out to fix my computer. One whole month when they promised me - at the most - three days. I'm not exaggerating like some people have assumed. I mean that I called them on the 13th of December and on the 13th of January somebody arrived to fix my computer.

-No, Dell has not replaced my computer yet. I'm still using my original Dell Studio Laptop. It has been TWENTY days since they promised me a new one. Keep in mind, kids: A complete refund for almost $1,300 would have only taken 30 days. They assured me that settling for an $800 brand new laptop would be the speedier option. Uhhh...?